Recently Kangana Ranaut had admitted that the controversies of her recent past had impacted her negatively, with endorsement offers drying up. However, we don’t see the straight-talking lass zipping her lips any time soon. In fact, the stunner feels compelled to talk about the truths of her life, no matter how uncomfortable. She is human enough to resent the “tacky” way her past is spoken about but she ploughs on with her truth despite her qualms. Reason: hiding something only increases its power.

“I believe in the Vedanta philosophy that your secret is very powerful. Whatever you keep as a secret has a life of its own, it starts to grow like a tree and takes over your existence,” she believes. “Anything that I hate and I can’t stand — whether it is about me or about my past — I speak about it openly because I feel that if it rests inside me, it will take over my life one day. I know it sounds trippy and twisted. Whenever I fear that a question will be asked, or someone’s name mentioned, I let it be asked as that is exactly what I should be doing — answering it.Why let a secret grow and flourish inside you? Would you like to let the demons flourish inside you? They will eat you up, right?”

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She also feels that whenever she has shared “horrific secrets” of her life with people, they have been very kind and empathetic. “It felt like detox,” she maintains, adding, “So many religions have given importance to confession. Whenever you confess to people, they start thinking about your miseries and battles, while you go home and get a good night’s sleep. Why else would a young woman like me bare my heart? When I share my secrets with people, it frees me. Ten years ago, when I would approach people, they would turn away. Now, they come across and give me a hug. I like the environment that I have created for myself.”

A rare one, isn’t she!